The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-02-11

Yesterday was settlement day with the
township committee. The business Of the
year was brought to finish
The address of Miss Frances Z. Willard
to which we give a large portion of our
space to-day deserves careful perusal aud
thought.
Those who we're helping in the capture of
the burglar, early Tuesday morning, had
a good opportunity of witnessing the
eclipse of the moon which took place then.
Rev. w. T. Cornwall, pastor Of the Bap-
fist church, has leased the new dwelling
OF Mrs. Austin, adjoining the school
house, and will occupy the same some time
next March.
CAN'T be possible that the Fairauthorities
intend to use the Reliance co as one of the
side show attractions at the next ann ual
Fair to illustrate how little some people get
IN return for their money?
Rum is no respcctcr Of persons, and a
man 'under the influence is as apt to
quarrel With the "boss'' as with any one
else. Some might have seen n local de-
monstraton Of this on Wednesday.
A greatly needed street lamp has been
placed ut the end of the platform at our
station, and the one formerly in front of j.
II. Turner's new house has been placed at
the corner of Main and Dickinson streets.
Thomas Green has lately killed three
hogs for Paul Avis weighing 4i5, 416 and
| 407 lbs, three for Josiah Batten weighing
$50, $50 and 512 pounds, and one each for
| Joshua c. Grce aud VIM. Davis, weighing
Ala and 456 pounds.
William L. Hampton. whose death we
chroncled last week, was buried in the
old Bethel cemetery near llarrisonyille,
where stands the old Bethel church, famous
| in its day as the headquarters of the Meth
odists of that region before the church at
| IIarrisonvillc was erected.
The idea of spending $l3. to insure the
| two-for-a-q quarter Reliance (?) fire engine,
which was preached at the meeting
last week, should meet the ap-
prevail OF every one. Even if she can't
squirt water, let us not run the risk of
losing this valuable relic of past ages
by fire.
| The West Jersey Game Protective So
ciety has already received and distributed
several lots of quails from Tennessee. The
| headquarters in Philadelphia are on South
street above Delaware avenue. When the
birds arrive notice is sent to members,
| located at different places in New Jersey,
who take them home and feed them until
| spring. Nearly 100 dozen quail were re-
ceiyed and distributed last week.
Jacob Edwards, who has been in the en-
ploy of Earl Fanlcer, the Salem street
blacksmith, for year past, has purchased
the blacksmith shop formerly owned by
| William Proud, i'll Elmer and will remove
thither in short time. Mr. Edwards has
been a good citizen of our borough, aud
has been active III all good movements.
As choirister Of the NJ. e. church and Sun
day School he has been deseryedly popular.
The 'svandoo' now furnishes to the den
izen of the rural district that form of mild
excitement rendered necessary by the alb
scnce of any more cxacting form OF labor
than .fodderin' the CRITTERS and keep
| ing enough wood sawed off tor the women
| folks. There is an unusually large number
of these sales this spring, many farmers
abandoning the business in despair of max
ing livelihood at present prices of grain
| and produce.
The pantaloon factory on Salem street
now furnishes employment to thirty-seven
people. Twelve operatives are employed
in the factory On machines, and the NUM-
Der will be increased as the learners become
proficient, and in addition to these large
number of finishers take work at their
homes and utilize the spare hours from
household work in profitable labor. There
is ample room for more factories beside,
and plenty of unemployed talent seeking
living wages.